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Tuesday, 29 September 2026
13 facts about tears
13 facts about tears
Multipurpose liquid
Associated with emotions, tears are a product of lacrimal glands, found in the eyes of most terrestrial vertebrates. Although their primary function i ...

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Earth
The Earth orbits the sun in an elliptical orbit in 365.235 days.
The average distance from the Sun is 150 million km and ranges from 147.09 million km at the periapsis to 152.09 million km at the apsis.
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Nicotine
The name nicotine comes from the name of the French physician Jean Nicot, who recommended tobacco as a medicine in the 16th century.
Nicotine was first isolated in 1828, and its chemical structure was discovered in 1843. Nicotine was first obtained through a chemical process in 1904.
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Silver
Silver compounds are used to silver mirrors and to produce explosives (e.g. silver acetylides).
They are also used in analytical chemistry, e.g. to detect aldehydes (Tollens test).
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Brain
Involving your brain in activities that involve solving logical problems reduces the likelihood of developing dementia by approximately 63%.
For health reasons, you should therefore perform as many tasks as possible involving the brain. Read ...
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Anorexia Nervosa
Trauma is also a risk factor for anorexia-there is a link between traumatic events and an eating disorder diagnosis.
Approximately 72 percent of people with anorexia report a traumatic event before the onset of eating ...
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NASA
NASA officially opened on October 1st, 1958.
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Earth
The largest part of the Earth's land is used for animal breeding (30 to 47 percent).
This is followed by wasteland and wilderness (24 to 31 percent), human forests (16 to 27 percent), arable farms (12 to 14 percent), and infrastructure (1 percent).
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Fungi
In the past, mushrooms were considered a part of the plant world, a group of fungi.
It was suggested that they had a limited ability to move, their type of growth, and their morphologi ...
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Amber
Amber was used for incense.
It was used both during religious ceremonies and in hospitals because it was believed to accelerate recovery and help to concentrate.
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Amber
The largest deposit of amber comes from the Baltic Sea region.
The Baltic amber is the highest quality.
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17 facts about Titan
17 facts about Titan
The largest of Saturn’s satellites
Titan is the only moon in the Solar System with such a dense atmosphere. It is the second largest moon in the Solar System after Ganymede (Jupiter III ...
18 facts about amber
18 facts about amber
Fossilized tree resin
Amber is one of the most interesting natural products. It looks like a gemstone, but it is a fossilized tree resin from ancient trees dating back mill ...
16 facts about liver
16 facts about liver
24/7 laboratory
The liver is one of the most essential human organs. It is extensively multitasking—it produces, filtrates, converts, and stores. It is thanks to the ...
29 facts about NASA
29 facts about NASA
For the Benefit of All
The Cold War, although a grim period in world history, brought an intense rivalry in a space race between the U.S., and the Soviet Union. As a result, ...
16 facts about Aurora
16 facts about Aurora
Northern light that has delighted people for centuries
Auroras can be different. Sometimes it is bright and dancing, shimmering with different colors, sometimes it appears still. It has always fascinated p ...
19 facts about Brain
19 facts about Brain
Organic supercomputer
The brain is one of the most important and most fascinating and complex organs in the human body. It is an incredibly plastic command center that over ...
16 facts about Phobos
16 facts about Phobos
The larger of two moons of Mars
We do not know the exact origin of this satellite. We know, however, that it is dangerously close to its planet and is in for a catastrophe. It is not ...
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